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Reply to "what is the difference between Madison HS, Oakton, and Reston high schools?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone posted earlier that IB is not more expensive. Where do I find that information. I'm not very savvy with the FCPS budget.[/quote] There is a curriculum cost for both programs. I know IB Teachers require specialized training and that there is an IB coordinator at each school, I don't know if there are equivalent expenses for AP. I think the key is to take the total cost and divide it by the number of kids who complete IB/AP classes. There is another issue that IB HL classes are what are accepted by colleges, not the SL classes, while all AP classes with a passing score are accepted at colleges. So there is a cost to the family because IB students ed up with fewer transferable credits to college. And there are colleges that you have to show them the IB syllabus and do a bunch of leg work in order to get credit for the IB HL class. [/quote]
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